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Video: When Regis Philbin Praised Bermuda
American television host Regis Philbin – who holds the world record for most hours on US television — has died at age 88. Mr Philbin was the host of numerous television shows, including the morning talk show “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee,” which he co-hosted with Kathie Lee Gifford, CNN reported. Co-hosting duties were... Read more of this article
Recalling Diahann Carroll’s Planned Island Gala
In 1972 Diahann Carroll ended up being a no-show at the gala Bermuda birthday party she had helped to organise for then boyfriend David Frost, with Ms Carroll having been advised by her doctor not to make the trip as she was recuperating from minor surgery. The Tony Award-winning stage, screen and TV star, who died on Friday at the age of 84, had spent... Read more of this article
Jeopardy! Host No Longer Listed For TCM Cruise
Ailing Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek appears to have had to scrub his scheduled October cruise to Bermuda after suffering a setback in his battle against pancreatic cancer and resuming chemotherapy. The game show host had originally been among the star-studded line-up of guests due to sail to the island aboard the Disney Magic for the Turner Classic Movies... Read more of this article
Video: Simon Cowell Mentions Bermuda On Fox
Simon Cowell gave Bermuda a brief mention recently on the Fox Business television show as he described a family photo taken on the island when he was a child. Cowell is well-known in both Britain and North America after serving as a judge on such shows as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent, American Idol, and America’s Got Talent,... Read more of this article
Catherine Zeta-Jones Recommends Bermuda
Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones recently enjoyed time at Elbow Beach and the Hamilton Princess, sharing photos of Bermuda on on social media, attracting thousands of “likes” and “shares”. A post by Ms. Zeta-Jones on Facebook recommending Bermuda earned thousands of ‘likes’ in less than 24 hours, while posts on... Read more of this article
Solange Knowles: “Bermuda, You Beauty You”
Singer and model Solange Knowles – the sister of superstar Beyonce — posted a photo of Bermuda on social media with the caption “Bermuda, You Beauty You.” Ms Knowles, who has close to one million followers on both Facebook and Instagram, attracting almost 10,000 likes on the photo on Facebook, while her Instagram post close... Read more of this article
Video: TV Show Features Bermuda Storyline
The Astronaut Wives Club –an American period drama television series that debuted last month on ABC — recently included an episode that saw Bermuda play a key role as the show focused on the Sealab project, which took place only a few miles off the island in the 1960s. The mission saw an underwater habitat submerged into the Atlantic Ocean... Read more of this article
Laila Ali: Bermuda Is “Paradise” & “Breathtaking”
According to her social media profiles, Laila Ali is vacationing on the island with her husband and children, calling Bermuda “paradise” with “breathtaking” views. Ms Ali — the daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali who is a successful boxer in her own right — posted on Facebook that she just landed in Bermuda with... Read more of this article
Actress Debra Messing: “Heaven On Earth”
According to her social media profiles, actress Debra Messing is presently enjoying a vacation in Bermuda; and is treating her social media followers to snapshots of the island, including one which she captioned “Heaven on earth.” The 46-year-old actress is known for her roles in the TV sitcom Will & Grace and The Starter Wife; as well... Read more of this article
Recalling Shirley Temple Black’s Bermuda Visit
Former child star Shirley Temple Black — who visited Bermuda during the height of her stardom — died late last night [Feb 10] at the age of 85. As a nine-year-old in July, 1938 she embarked for a holiday in Bermuda accompanied by her parents, two toy dolls, three armed bodyguards and a new insurance policy taken out by Hollywood studio Twentieth-Century... Read more of this article
Clare Luce On Bermuda’s “Liquid Blue Jungle”
Clare Boothe Luce was a women of many firsts — the first female to hold a major US ambassadorial post, one of the first to serve in Congress and the first to crash the cozy boys’ clubs that were the Broadway and Hollywood writing communities in the 1930s. She was also one of the first women in the world to take up skin diving when she explored... Read more of this article